n_hdlc modules an 2.6.16 kernel

[Paul Howarth]

William Murray wrote:
>    Hello all,
>              My ADSL modem uses the n_hdlc module, which is not compiled
> by default on the 2.6.16 kernels, although it used to be.
>   I can re-enable it by switching on non-standard character devices and
> n_hdlc and re-compiling the kernel, but it is a shame not to use the
> pre-compiled kernels.
>    But what I don't understand is that this is a module. Is there some
> way I can just compile the module and not the rest of the kernel?

Yes; see the release notes:
http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/release-notes/fc5/#id3098172

Paul.